Seven Search and Selection Ltd
Commercial Planning Manager
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Innovative Dairy Business | Senior Commercial Planning Manager
£50k based on a 3-day working week
West London – Office based | Part-time - 3 days per week
Our client:
An ambitious and fast-scaling premium food business that’s redefining the chilled dairy and desserts space. With a legacy rooted in European craftsmanship and a strong UK presence, this business is known for its innovative approach to private label and branded offerings across major grocery retailers.
Backed by significant investment and a clear long-term vision, they’re entering an exciting new phase – expanding capabilities, investing significantly, refining strategy, and setting the foundation for sustainable growth across the UK and European markets.
The Role:
This Senior Commercial Planning Manager position sits at the heart of shaping the future direction of a private label division that represents c50% of UK operations. Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll operate at the intersection of strategy, commercial, and innovation, helping define “where to play” and “how to win”.
Not your typical execution role - this is a genuine opportunity to shape long-term thinking, influence senior decision-making, and build the roadmap for future growth.
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What You'll Be Doing:
- Supporting the development and delivery of the long-term private label strategy, aligned to growth ambitions
- Identifying and prioritising future growth opportunities, from category expansion to innovation pipelines
- Turning complex internal and external data into clear strategic insights and recommendations
- Partnering cross-functionally (commercial, category, technical) to translate strategy into actionable plans
- Driving portfolio optimisation and performance tracking, ensuring clear KPIs and delivery against plan
- Contributing to innovation direction, helping shape what the pipeline should look like over the coming years
About You:
- A strategic thinker with experience across commercial, category, insights or strategy roles within FMCG
- Strong analytical capability – confident working with data tools (Nielsen, Kantar, Circana, etc.)
- Commercially savvy – understands how decisions impact P&L, pricing, and retail performance
- Comfortable influencing at multiple levels and challenging the status quo
- Collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to operate across functions and manage multiple priorities
The Offer:
- Salary: £50k based on a 3-day working week (equivalent to c£82k full-time)
- Competitive benefits package
- Based in West London, with bi-weekly travel to manufacturing sites
- High exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to genuinely shape the future of a growing UK business
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This is a rare chance to step into a strategic role that blends insight, innovation, and commercial thinking – ideal for someone looking to take ownership, drive change, and grow with a dynamic food business.
Interested? Get in touch or apply to learn more – we'd love to hear from you.
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 19/17715/7. Confidentiality assured.
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